Sam Groth #308 def. Jamie Baker #260

7-6(7) 6-3

Sam Groth defeated Jamie Baker 7-6(7) 6-3 in the 2008 Eastbourne Open first round on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 19, 2008*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sam Groth	Jamie Baker
Aces	20	0
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	58	64
First serve points won %	89	73
Second serve points won %	72	57
Break points saved %	—	50
Break points converted %	50	—
Service points won %	82	67
Return points won %	33	18
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Sam Groth	Jamie Baker
Country	AUS	GBR
Birth date	Oct 19, 1987	Aug 5, 1986
Age	20	21
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	308	260
Ranking points (entering)	118	142
Elo (entering)	1,558	1,558
Current career W-L	36–58	3–16
Current career earnings	$1,950,436	$401,380

Pre-match H2H

Sam Groth #308 0 – 0 Jamie Baker #260

Path

Sam Groth's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Frederik Nielsen #306	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 2008	Q3
Janko Tipsarevic #40	7-6(0) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 2008	Q2
Sergei Bubka #635	7-6(4) 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 16, 2008	Q1

Sam Groth's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilles Simon #29	7-6(1) 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2008	R16

Jamie Baker's path

No prior matches in this tournament.